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Images of America, Early Hollywood
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 128 page(s),
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The image of Hollywood often translates as some otherworldly dreamscape filled with fantastic lives and fantasy fulfillment. The real deal was carved from the Southern California desert as an outpost northwest of Los Angeles. The movie industry arrived when tumbleweeds were not simply props and actual horsepower p...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Early Paramount Studios
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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For over 100 years, Paramount Pictures has been captivating movie and television audiences worldwide with its alluring imagery and compelling stories. Arising from the collective genius of Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky, and Cecil B. DeMille during the 1910s, Paramount Pictures is home to such enduring classics as W...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Early Warner Bros. Studios
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Since 1928, Warner Bros. has produced thousands of beloved films and television shows at the studio's magical 110-acre film factory in Burbank. This collection of evocative images concentrates on the Warner Bros. legacy from the 1920s to the 1950s, when timeless classics such as Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, and...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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3. Hollywood's Backlot
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written by E.J. Stephens and Marc Wanamaker; in Griffith Park, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 71-128
Carved from the former Spanish land grant known as Rancho Los Feliz, Griffith Park, a rugged, 4,300-acre wilderness located in the heart of Los Angeles, has been the principal playground for Angelenos for over a century. Since 1896, when the land was donated to the city by controversial philanthropist Col. Griffit...
written by E.J. Stephens and Marc Wanamaker; in Griffith Park, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 71-128
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Images of America, Hollywood: 1940-2008
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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Since World War II, Hollywood has fought and won that same war many times, won the West even more often—plus got the girl—and laughed like crazy, too. The postwar era in the dream factory was a prosperous time of expansion and wealth through the 1970s, decline in the 1980s, and rebirth in the new century. Vint...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Location Filming in Los Angeles
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 128 page(s),
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Los Angeles has reigned for more than a century as the world capital of the film industry, a unique and ever-changing city that has been molded and recast thousands of times through the artistic visions and cinematic dreams of Hollywood's elite. As early as 1907, filmmakers migrated west to avoid lengthy eastern w...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 128 page(s),
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5. Beach Blanket Berserko: 1960-1980
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written by Ben Marcus and Marc Wanamaker; in Malibu, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 89-122
Malibu offers the best in Southern California living. This small town is situated close to Los Angeles and Hollywood, but far enough away from the traffic and stress of big-city life. All the clichés of Southern California come true in Malibu: the swimming pools, movie stars, paparazzi, and fancy cars. It's the l...
written by Ben Marcus and Marc Wanamaker; in Malibu, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 89-122
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Images of America, Movie Studios of Culver City
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 128 page(s),
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After watching pioneer filmmaker Thomas Ince film one of his famous Westerns on Ballona Creek, city founder Harry Culver saw the economic base for his city. Culver announced plans for the city in 1913 and attracted three major movie studios to Culver City, along with smaller production companies. "The Heart of Scr...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 128 page(s),
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10. Motion Pictures and Television
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written by Marc Wanamaker; in Westwood, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 115-128
Don Maximo Alanes was awarded a land grant from the king of Spain in 1843 known as El Rancho San Jose de Buenos Aires, stretching east-west from what is now Sawtelle Boulevard to Beverly Hills, and from Sunset to Pico Boulevards. Preserved into the 20th century under state senator John Wolfskill's ownership, the r...
written by Marc Wanamaker; in Westwood, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 115-128
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